1.0 Historical Background of Nero Emperor Nero was the last emperor of the Julio-Claudian Dynasty in Rome. Nero was actually born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus‚ son of Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus and Agrippina the Younger in December AD37. Nero’s father was employed as a praetor and a staff member of Emperor Caligula‚ and was charged with murder‚ cheating‚ treason‚ adultery and incest by the previous emperor‚ Emperor Tiberius. Succeeding this is Emperor Caligula‚ but upon Nero’s father’s death in
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prominent positions within the government. Although elections for positions of power took place‚ Dio Cassuis felt that Augustus made sure that “no persons should hold office who were unfit or elected as the result of factious combinations or bribery.” Tacitus continues the negativity toward Augustus in “Annals‚” by accusing him of taking advantage of the lack of loyalty to the republic after the death of Brutus and Cassius and enticing “the soldiers with gifts‚ the people with grain‚ and all men with the
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Banking in Romania during and after socialism Văduva Alina-Maria‚ Ph. D Student University of Craiova Faculty of Economics and Business Administration Craiova‚ Romania alinavaduva@gmail.com 0040/747507677 Abstract The main objective of this study is to provide an overview of Romanian Banking Market during socialism‚ in the period of transition until the integration in the European Union and the period after the integration in the EU until nowadays. The study shows the transformation and main
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In theory the Senate was a purely advisory body‚ but in practice it became a governing body in Rome. It was the legislature‚ executive and judiciary‚ all rolled into one. It was a permanent body with ultimate control in Rome and it governed Rome until 133 B.C.‚ virtually unchallenged. The Senate had been able to obtain this enormous power because of the policy of greedy imperialism pursued by Rome‚ resulting in vast territorial expansion and a consequent shameful exploitation of the provinces.
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But the Romans were probably the first people to put ballistas on carts for better mobility on campaigns. On the battlefield‚ it is thought that they were used to pick off enemy leaders. There is one account of the use of artillery in battle from Tacitus‚ Histories III‚23: On engaging they drove back the enemy‚ only to be driven back themselves‚ for the Vitellians had concentrated their artillery on the raised road that they might have free and open ground from which to fire; their earlier shots had
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Page 1 of 19 Courtship‚ Love and Marriage in Viking Scandinavia Part I -- Forward and Introduction Forward Some time ago‚ some friends of mine came to me and asked me to tell them how a Viking wedding was conducted. Although I write a column entitled"The Viking Answer Lady" for my local SCA newsletter‚ I hadn ’t a clue as to the answer. When I turned to the sagas‚ they didn ’t tell me‚ either. Thus began the start of a massive research project that has produced the work you are about to read. The
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models to Agrippina. Her Claudian grand-mother‚ Antonia retained her status after the death of her husband Drusus and was the woman who uncovered the plot of Sejanus. These great examples of power would have acted as a guide to young Agrippina. Tacitus‚ in his writings‚ often has a negative view of Agrippina the Younger’s power‚ stating that her “Exceptionally illustrious birth is indisputable” and he also refers to her as “This always terrible and now insincere woman”. This suggests that her power
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Gold Gold is a very commonly used substance in today’s world‚ although it has been used by man since ancient times. Gold comes from the ground or from the ocean and must be mined but has caused major commotion since the early 1900s with people trying to get rich quick. You can find gold in some major regions of the world‚ but the most common places for gold mining are South Africa and a lot of US productions come from South Dakota and Nevada. The symbol for gold is Au for its Latin name Aurum
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Persecution in the Early Church The Christian Persecution In its first three centuries of Christianity‚ the church endured regular (though not constant) persecution at the hands of Roman authorities. This experience‚ and its resulting martyrs and apolopgists‚ would have significant historical and theological consequences for the developing faith. {4} Among other things‚ persecution sparked the cult of the saints‚ facilitated the rapid growth and spread of Christianity‚ prompted defenses and explanations
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Aspect Quote Book/Description Author Modern/Ancient Role of imperial women A strong-minded woman was also able to influence general aspects of an emperor’s policy… in a very sense‚ the domestic history of the period is the history of those women. Women and Politics in Ancient rome Bauman Modern Through marriage and children‚ these women often had significant political influence. Cambridge Checkpoints HSC Ancient History Robert Skinner Modern Marriages - Ahenobarbus a man who
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